Clifton Suspension Bridge Trust
Registered charity 205658 Registered since 1962
Operates: North Somerset, Bristol City
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How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
11 trustees on the board
- Dr Brian James Mcconnell Chair since 2024
- ANN Metherall
- Ashley Cartman since 2019
- Ian Jenkins since 2014
- John Benson since 2013
- James Richard Stanfield since 2022
- Joanne Elsworth since 2023
- Margaret Cooke since 2017
- Professor Colin Taylor
- Paula O'Rourke since 2024
- Steve Denton since 2015
7y median 7y
average tenure
13y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Ashley Cartman since 2019
- Ian Jenkins since 2014
- John Benson since 2013
- Margaret Cooke since 2017
- Steve Denton since 2015
8.7y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- Dr Brian James Mcconnell Chair since 2024
- ANN Metherall
- Ashley Cartman since 2019
- Ian Jenkins since 2014
- John Benson since 2013
- James Richard Stanfield since 2022
- Joanne Elsworth since 2023
- Professor Colin Taylor
- Steve Denton since 2015
Portfolio (2)
- Margaret Cooke since 2017
- Paula O'Rourke since 2024
3
company-linked trustees
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
General Charitable Purposes 11Arts/culture/heritage/science 2Education/training 2
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Professional services 4Health and social care 2Arts and leisure 1
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
incomespending£3.1m latest income
ReservesiReserves12 x free reserves / annual expenditure, from the Part B annual return. The sector median is computed across all Part B filers in the same income band.
9.8 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 57.6 in 2020
33 from 28 in 2020
EmployeesiEmployeesHeadcount as filed in Part B annual returns, per financial year. Shown exactly as filed; year-on-year figures may be filed on different bases, so a comparison is only shown when the filings are plausibly comparable.
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Connected through a shared trustee
- The Theatre Royal Bath Limited 1 shared trustee
- Friends of Clifton Centre and Library 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- Bolton Community and Voluntary Services Similar size; both General purposes
- Community Action Derby LTD Similar size; both General purposes
- AGE UK Lambeth Similar size; both General purposes
- AGE UK Wakefield District Similar size; both General purposes
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Phone | 0117 973 1579 |
| Address | RED ROOFS, STATION ROAD, FLAX BOURTON, BRISTOL, BS48 1UA |
Finances
£3,051,118 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | £2,074,823 | £1,882,659 |
| 2021 | £2,496,767 | £2,229,154 |
| 2022 | £2,751,855 | £2,563,796 |
| 2023 | £3,190,682 | £2,388,112 |
| 2024 | £3,051,118 | £5,078,019 |
What it does
What
General Charitable PurposesWho
The General Public/mankindHow
Provides ServicesCharitable objects
THE MAINTENANCE OF CLIFTON SUSPENSION BRIDGE.
Governing document: CLIFTON SUSPENSION BRIDGE ACTS 1952, 1980, AND 1986.
Trustees (11)
11trustees
62median age
1aged 70+
- Dr Brian James Mcconnell Chair since 2024
- ANN Metherallage band 60-64
- Ashley Cartman since 2019
- Ian Jenkins since 2014
- John Bensonage band 75-79 since 2013
- James Richard Stanfield since 2022
- Joanne Elsworth since 2023
- Margaret Cookeage band 55-59 since 2017
- Professor Colin Taylor
- Paula O'Rourke since 2024
- Steve Denton since 2015
Connected charities (2)
- The Theatre Royal Bath Limited 1 shared trustee
- Friends of Clifton Centre and Library 1 shared trustee
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